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Director, Nexus Lead

US - Vacaville, CAFull-time$177,000–$177,0002026-09-30 → 2026-10-09

Core

Lead the transition from SAP RVP to SAP S/4HANA for the Vacaville site, driving business readiness and organizational change for a global ERP platform. (via careerplan.io/jobs/R79803-director-nexus-lead-at-lonza)

Role type

Director, Site Nexus Lead (ERP Transformation)

Builds

Global ERP platform (SAP S/4HANA) for pharmaceutical/biotechnology operations

Domain

Life sciences / Pharmaceutical manufacturing / Enterprise ERP

Required skills

Large-scale ERP deployment leadership, SAP S/4HANA expertise, manufacturing process knowledge, organizational change management, project/program governance, regulated environment compliance (GxP, CSV, 21 CFR Part 11)

Preferred skills

PMP, Prince2, CPIM, CSCP certifications

Technologies

SAP S/4HANA, SAP RVP

Responsibilities

Serve as site lead and primary business representative for the Nexus SAP S/4HANA deployment; Lead end-to-end site deployment activities including planning, testing, data readiness, training, cutover, go-live, and hypercare; Partner with Site Head for executive-level reporting, decision support, and risk assessments; Drive business readiness across people, process, data, systems, compliance, and operations; Establish governance, RAID management, reporting dashboards, and steering committee materials; Lead stakeholder engagement and change management initiatives; Identify and resolve risks, resource constraints, and cross-functional dependencies.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership & execution